tv & radio
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Kinky Britain: a cheeky peek into a national sub (and dom) cultureHey, the affable subjects of Channel 4’s new sex doc are adults, so they can do whatever they like. But perhaps their adventurous sexcapades are better kept out of public spaces
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Chris Evans says Matt LeBlanc should be Top Gear 'captain' after leaving the showRadio 2 DJ who quit after one series says former Friends star Matt LeBlanc and BBC2 flagship show are ‘made for each other’ -
'Am I still a feminist if I watch porn?' Meet Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the British Lena DunhamShe’s filthy-minded, desperate for connection and masturbates to Barack Obama while she watches the news … BBC3’s new sitcom has a heroine who will chime with twentysomethings everywhere -
Shot by refugees … the shocking documentary that puts you on the sinking shipA groundbreaking new documentary gives cameras to refugees fleeing to Europe. It takes you with them every step – from suburban flat to leaky dinghy to suffocating container
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Celebrity First Dates review – how Esther Rantzen restored my faith in humanityThe Channel 4 dating show pairs celebrities with ‘ordinary people’ – and it’s made me believe in truth and beauty once more
what to watch
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What's on tonightWhat's on tonightMonday’s best TV: Racist Britain: Dispatches; Exodus – Our Journey to EuropeUndeniable evidence of attacks on Muslims in the UK, and a necessary documentary filmed by migrants themselves – often on hidden cameras
episode recaps
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VersaillesVersaillesVersailles recap: episode six – is this all un mauvais rêve?Despite les hangings, les après-diner orgies and le roi’s dysfunction éréctile, almost rien happened. Off avec leur têtes!
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PreacherPreacherPreacher recap: season one, episode seven – He’s GoneWe get a bit too much backstory, a glimpse into hell and – perhaps most terrifying of all – we find out more about Cassidy’s taste in films
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Game of ThronesGame of ThronesGame of Thrones recap: season six finale – The Winds of WinterTalk about saving the best until last: it was a heart-stopping and spine-tingling conclusion heavy in blood, revenge and death
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ClevermanClevermanCleverman recap: season one, episode six – Terra NulliusThings come to a head for the residents of the zone as Mathew’s plans for property redevelopment clash with 50,000 years of history and culture
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Peaky BlindersPeaky BlindersPeaky Blinders series three finale recap – a brilliant, bittersweet nail-biterTommy goes full Corleone in a cracking conclusion of kidnappings, bombshell reveals and shock arrests. Is he tunnelling straight to hell?
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Blue EyesBlue EyesBlues Eyes finale recap – goodbye Gustav the meek terroristIt was a strangely downbeat denouement to the topical Swedish show that’s had multiple murders and a neo-Nazi terrorist attack. At least the gang leader got his comeuppance
the citadel
reviews
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The Girlfriend Experience is mindblowing TVRiley Keough gives a star-making performance in The Girlfriend Experience, adapted from Steven Soderbergh’s movie into a complex, steely and utterly original TV upgrade
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The Women Who Kill Lions – a gut-wrenching look at the senselessness of bloodsportsWhat is so shocking is not that they are women but their mania for killing animals. Plus: as an antidote, the loyal lab proves Britain’s favourite dog
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news
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Andy Murray’s Wimbledon nets 13.3m viewers – but more see Euro 2016 finalBBC serves up sizzling Sunday of sport, pulling in five times more viewers than ITV for Portugal v France clash
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EE mobile subscribers to get free BT Sport accessOffer, which last for six months, means phone and tablet users can watch Premier League and European club football
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Trailer watchTrailer watchHBO's Westworld trailer – 96 seconds of being kicked to death by the world's worst metaphorsJJ Abrams’ show about robot cowboys running amok seems more existential angst than rootin’-tootin’-shoot-’em-up
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The X-Files reboot trailer – videoWatch the trailer for Fox’s resurrection of The X-Files, the sci-fi series that first aired in 1993
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Bowie in his own words: highlights from his TV interviews – videoDavid Bowie’s television interviews were as varied as his career, ranging from a 17-year-old ‘long hair’ advocate to a widely loved and celebrated recording artist
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Which New York street gangs should The Warriors TV show resurrect?The Baseball Furies, Rogues and Gramercy Riffs are worth bringing back, but The Lizzies need updating and The Dingoes should remain on cutting room floor
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James Corden's Late Late Show is arriving in the UK – but why?James Corden has become a beloved viral sensation with his hosting of The Late Late Show in the US, so much so that Sky will now show it in the UK. It is great TV – but a truly baffling move in the YouTube era
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Top Gear: the verdict on the first post-Clarkson seasonWhile it looked lush and had a charismatic and smart presenter in Chris Harris, there’s plenty of fat that needs trimming – starting with the Stig
you may have missed
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'She was fearless': in praise of Caroline AherneAt a time of gonzo blokey comedy, she was one of the few women to shine. Her genius lay in the honesty and vulnerability of her creations, from Denise Royle to Mrs Merton
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The woman spilling Hollywood's long-held secretsMarilyn Monroe’s sexual strategy, Lana Turner’s daughter the killer and Charlie Chaplin’s exile for being anti-Fascist … for her hit podcast, Karina Longworth has been digging in the annals of Hollywood history – and her findings are fascinating
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Life and Deaf: the people speaking out in a world without soundBBC4 is airing Life and Deaf, a soundtrack-free documentary about four deaf people negotiating prejudice, childbirth and standup comedy. They describe their battle against being seen as ‘lower-class citizens’
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Kids' TV shows that are secretly brilliantMost kids’ TV is either crushingly dull or looks like the kind of thing a serial killer might send to their victims. As a parent, then, you’ll want to cling to these gems
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Prof Brian Cox: ‘Being anti-expert – that’s the way back to the cave’As he moves to BBC1 for his latest natural-world spectacular, TV’s favourite particle physicist talks about his deep belief in the good of public service broadcasting – and how his pop-star past doesn’t make him any less of a scientist
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The anti-erotica of My Dad Wrote A PornoJamie Morton was handed a pornographic novel by his father – and decided to read it out to millions of people. As the second series of his hit podcast begins, its team unpack how topless sales meetings and ‘labial pinkness’ are spun into comedy gold
Genius by Stephen Hawking review – why not just get Hawking to present it?